to have taken down this sign?

went to the very small public playground (one toddler swing, and a ride on rocker) at the end of my street just now and discovered someone had placed a printed A4 sign over the gate reading "Could you please respect the resident's privacy and not use this park. Thank you." I tore it down and I now plan to go every day for the rest of the summer because I cannot believe the gall of whoever placed the sign.Just to give some context, there are 3 houses, set back of the road, which front on to the park, which has been there since the estate was built (and was on the plans for the estate before construction. One is up for sale, the other was recently let (--to some very inconsiderate parkers--) and the third were really rude when we recently returned their lost dog... Oh and on the rest of the street (ie. in front of my house) children play on the road/ in their front gardens constantly so it's not like they are being overly inflicted with noise. I cannot believe some people are so selfish that they would expect people not to use a park that they knew was there when they built it because they don't like people being able to see into their dining room (the only room that can be seen properly from the park) and they don't want to put up blinds!

Possibly the sign was not aimed at people with young children using the playarea, so much as the teenagers sitting there drinking late at night. If it was aimed at local people with toddlers, then YANBU

worra- I or my dh go most days at the moment, even just for 10 minutes play time when he gets home from work... I'm just going to make a point to go as often as possible, which tbh the dd's will love as they ask to go everyday

omg dramatic update!dh just come home from work and saw a pcso at the park. I ran up and told him I had the sign if that was what he was looking for. It was- apparently the rude dog owner had screamed, shouted and terrified a family with toddlers who had ignored her sign and used the park just before us. They had gone home and called the police. I ran back home and told dh- who then told me that last night the woman dog owner had screamed at him and the dd's to shut up while they were using the park but he had ignored her and she went away- he didn't say anything because he didn't realise she could be talking to them until later- he thought she was shouting at a car parked nearby.PCSO is going round to give woman a serious talking to....

I've heard of some odd requests in my time, but that one takes some beating! Requesting people not to use a playpark? How bizarre! How would you be impinging on their privacy anyway? It's not like you had gone to play in their back garden.